For as long as SparkFun has been around, everytime Thanksgiving nears, we get questions about participating in “Cyber Monday.” If you’re not familiar, “Cyber Monday” is online retailers answer to “Black Friday” - a day shortly following Thanksgiving for shopping deals.

Well, this year we’re going to join in on the action. On Cyber Monday (that’s November 26, 2012) all SparkFun orders will have free shipping. That’s right - all orders, no matter how big or small - will ship for free. As you probably expected there are a few rules:

Orders that qualify (based on weight/value restrictions) will be eligible for either domestic Economy Light shipping or for international orders, USPS First Class Mail International.

If your order doesn’t qualify for either of those shipping methods, the next level up of shipping will be free. You’ll be able to tell what shipping level your order will be eligible for when you check out.

Sorry distributors - we love you guys, but you’re not eligible.

The free shipping will only be for orders placed from 12:00 a.m. Mountain Time on November 26, 2012 to 11:59:59 p.m. on November 26, 2012.

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below. We’ll post another reminder closer to the date. Cheers!

Hi guys, what a great news and a good initiative from you. However, I would have few questions :
- What is the equivalent time zone for the “Mountain Time” ?
- Can you give an estimation of weight and price limit for the international orders based on you experience ?
- Just to make sure, does it still work if you fill up your cart previously and validate the order this day ?

I hope you are stocking up, Christmas is gonna be earlier this year for a lot of people around here !

I hereby demand Sparkfun to do the same for Free Day 2013. Or at least something reasonably similar. Last time I had to pay 115$ to retrieve my 100$ prize. That wasn’t funny, almost made me wish I didn’t win. Almost.

If your order is light/cheap enough for USPS First Class Mail International shipping, then that shipping method will be free. Otherwise, the next level up that your order does qualify for will be free.

The weights/values are set by the shipping provider and not by SparkFun. Either way, on Monday the 26th you can fill your cart, go to checkout, and the method that’s available for free shipping will be clearly marked.

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